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Some online tells
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Long pause, followed by a raise (very strong):
This has to be the cornerstone tell of most players. The irony is that by using this strategy, they are actually giving off their own tell. The whole logic behind this play screams strength, because people usually only do it when there is a big possible hand on the table, like a flush or straight. You bet, your opponent pauses for about 10-15 seconds and then raises you. In English, he might as well be saying: "Hmm... there's a flush possibility on the table and you've bet into it. Man, I really have to think about this because you might have a really strong hand! Oh well, I think I'm beat, but I *guess* I'll raise...". Don't fall for this. Sometimes, a player legitimately thinks you're bluffing the river or whatever so he's raising you back, but most of the time he's got a big hand.
Instant automatic raise (usually very strong):
By automatic raise, I mean a raise that is so fast that it can only happen when a user has checked the 'bet/raise all' button. While occasionally this is used by maniacs and bluffers, most of the time it's used by a player who is so sure of his hand that he is willing to bet or raise regardless of the action. This usually means that you want to tread carefully and consider folding or check-calling this down. It should always raise a big warning sign at the very least.
Instant automatic check (weak or folding hand):
This is a pretty straight-forward tell, as almost every player uses the auto-check button only when they are willing to fold their hand. Sometimes players will be willing to call after auto-checking, but it's incredibly rare to see someone check-raise with the auto-check button. So, when you're in a small field and it's auto-checked to you, you can often take down the pot right then and there.
Odd number bet, such as betting $9.95 instead of $10 (neutral hand):
This comes up quite often on the internet no limit games, where players are able to bet with fractions of a dollar. When a player does this, you shouldn't look into it either way. Some players do this routinely to throw off their opponents, others do this to make their bet size look bigger and scarier (induce folds), while others try to get you to call when doing this.
Opponent quickly calls your bet (moderate to semi-weak hand):
Usually when someone is chasing you or has a marginal hand, they'll make a fast call to look as if they're not scared of your bet. With reverse psychology, you can figure out that this is an intimidation ploy, because if they did have a strong hand, they'd be raising your bet instead of flat calling. In this situation, you can often continue to bet as normal. That said, some players on tilt or experienced players will often make quick calls, as they really do intend on calling to the river
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10 months ago
I didnt write this but thought it might be helpful to some
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I posted a tell like this and no one agreed with me timing is one of the only tells u have online and I take full advantage of this,
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10 months ago
Well i think i will stay with myown stratergy, but this might help some players
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10 months ago
How about some reverse reverse psychology, meaning I'll pause for a long time just to make it look like I have a strong hand...when I really have squat Sometimes there's just a long pause because someone's going for a beer. But, there's a lot of truth in this article too.
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I wouldnt take this for granted, as people can be playing multiple tables, watching TV, searching the web, etc... time pauses doesnt say much from opponents...
I think best of all is taking notes of them, and the more you can get to know them the better you will be able to understand their game.
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As giraug says , I wouldnt take this for granted either but if your really paying attention to your opponents , I would add this type of information to my notes . But there is a lot of truth in some of these tells for sure , especially the instantautomatic check . I find myself constantly trying not to hit check as quickly but sometimes you do this when your not hitting anything on the flops yourself . If your thinking about doing or not doing some of these tells , then they are definitely worth watching to see if your opponents are doing them or doing something else out of the ordinary !
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I think this might work for Micro to Low Stakes but the mid stakes and higher know all this and got ways to counter act all these tells
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giraug (#6) wrote: I wouldnt take this for granted, as people can be playing multiple tables, watching TV, searching the web, etc... time pauses doesnt say much from opponents...
I think best of all is taking notes of them, and the more you can get to know them the better you will be able to understand their game.
i also feel the same way here notes are the key to playing online good ones means lots of cash
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Good post but I wish it was that simple. I think I have seen just about every combination of the above with the opposite outcome of what you would expect. I do not think you can assume that any action means one thing and personally I prefer to develop a read on the other players without any preconceived ideas.
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Thanks for this!! I have found that long pause followed by raise/allin is normally the nuts. Also somewhat similar to the online version of the slowroll
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I wouldn't read too much into the time it takes others to bet,you say it's weak when someone usually checks straight away,well i mostly always check with a strong hand and try to let the opponent hang himself,i don't doubt some of this is true but i wouldn't rely on it as there could be multiple explanations as to why a persons time runs down or doesn't,i sometimes let my time run down and then bet quick on other hands just to confuse opponents but there's some i can agree with and some i don't because there is players aware of this,i sometimes let the clock run down to the exact same time before playing also to try not give off any tells but thanks for sharing this,i'm sure it will be correct for alot of players who don't usually care about this side of their game.

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